**Location:** Avera McKennan Hospital **Worker Type:** Regular **Work Shift:** Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America) **Pay Range:** _The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience._ $18.00 - $23.50 **Position Highlights** 12 HR Shifts rotating Day/Night 6:00 am-6:00pm/6:00pm-6:00am every 3rd wk/hl. **You Belong at Avera** **Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.** **A Brief Overview** Monitors patient activity by continuous utilizing the monitoring system in the area of practice. The Monitoring Technician is accountable for assisting with basic care needs of patients, attention to the monitors and maintaining the medical record. The Monitoring Technician collaborates with the Nursing Units by communicating with both the patient and staff as needed to ensure patient safety. **What you will do** + Responsible to provide continuous monitoring of patients utilizing the monitoring platform in their area of practice. + Always maintains observation of assigned patients, both visually and/or through use of the monitoring platform’s alerts. + May verbally redirect patients as needed, using the monitoring platform audio/visual system. Immediately alerts clinical staff or nursing staff if the patient requires assistance. + Must be able to recognize and assess alerts and changes in patient and respond appropriately. + Dependent on the Monitoring Platform, may provide patient with explanations as necessary through the monitoring system voice output. + May assist nurses in providing patient care. + Serves as a resource to unit staff for placement, equipment management and troubleshooting of monitoring platform. + With accuracy and detail, records and charts clinical data such as temperature, pulse, respiration and similar patient information received from nursing and medical staff. + Maintains accurate patient data, seeks clarification from appropriate source when in doubt. + May transcribe physician’s orders, complete all necessary forms, requisitions and computer entries to implement orders. **Essential Qualifications** The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer. **Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:** + Less than 1 year Previous experience as a Patient Care Technician or Certified Nurse Assistant **Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:** + High School or GED Equivalent + Previous experience in medical field + Previous experience with telemetry monitoring **Minimum Age Requirements** 18 **Expectations and Standards** + Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community. + Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship. + Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity. + Maintain confidentiality. + Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment. + Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable. **Benefits You Need & Then Some** Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future. + PTO front-loaded for eligible hires + Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan + Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement + Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship _Avera is an Equal_ _Opportunity/Affirmative_ _Action Employer_ _Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual_ _Orientation/Gender Identity. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to_ _talent@avera.org_ _._ At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward. The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444. Additional Notices: For TTY, dial 711 Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.